Arctic tern - Wikipedia The Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) is a tern in the family Laridae This bird has a circumpolar breeding distribution covering the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of Europe (as far south as Brittany), Asia, and North America (as far south as Massachusetts)
Arctic Tern Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology A small, slender gray-and-white bird with angular wings, the Arctic Tern is well known for its long yearly migration It travels from its Arctic breeding grounds to Antarctica where it enjoys the Antarctic summer, covering around 25,000 miles
Arctic Tern | Audubon Field Guide Famous as a long-distance champion: some Arctic Terns may migrate farther than any other birds, going from the high Arctic to the Antarctic Breeds on coasts and tundra from New England, Washington, and Britain north to the northernmost limits of land, and spends the rest of the year at sea
Arctic Tern - eBird Elegant seabird with extremely long wings and forked tail Adults are pale gray with white cheek, black cap, and red bill and legs Very similar to Common Tern; note shorter bill, shorter legs, gray belly, and paler gray wingtips with very limited dark tips
Arctic tern | Migratory, Seabird, Longest Migration | Britannica Arctic tern, (Sterna paradisaea), tern species that makes the longest annual migration of any bird It breeds in the southerly reaches of the Arctic and winters in the Antarctic, making its migration a round-trip of 60,000 to 82,000 km (roughly 37,000 to 51,000 miles)
Arctic Tern - National Wildlife Federation The arctic tern is a slender bird with narrow wings and short legs This small but mighty flyer is well known for its long-distance migration, traveling each year from one end of the world to the other and back
Arctic tern, facts and photos | National Geographic These small seabirds were born to fly long distances Arctic terns are so lightweight—with small bodies, short legs, and narrow wings—that they can glide through the skies on a breeze
Arctic Tern - Oceana These globe-trotting birds see more daylight than any other species as they fly across the planet to chase a second summer Sleek and graceful, the Arctic tern has a black cap, gray-and-white body, long wings, and a deeply forked tail that gives it an elegant silhouette in flight
Arctic Tern - Facts, Diet, Habitat Pictures on Animalia. bio These amazing birds perform the longest migrations known in the animal world They have a circumpolar breeding distribution and see two summers each year Arctic terns nest once every one to three years and they are long-lived birds, with many reaching up to 30 years of age